The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-01
D0INGS IN DIXIE.
Orange Packing and Shipping
in Plant City Florida.
A SALVATION SOLDIERS HARD LUCK.

"A SALYAIIUN SOLUIER y HARD LUCK
Mrs Calvin Owen, or as she was bette
| known, Grandma" owen, died at her residence il
Sehley county Friday morning, aged between
| ninetyhVe and hundred years. She was Worn-o
by age, and died peacefully ana calmly, beloved b
| all who knew her, 10 one seemed to remember he
| name, but all called her "Tar1lna." Al OF he
children but three boys have died in the long ego
and the youngest Of those living is about forty-lY
| or fifty years Of age.
Mr.. X. NJ. Hackney, Of Newman, formerly 0
west Point, is going quite extensively into tn
FLOODED stock business. He has recent,
bought two West Virginia FLIES for 500, an
three Hambletonians for $1,000 Mr.. Josepl
L. Kirby, Of the same place, has also invested
IN fine colt We wish our old friends sue
cess.
Mr. J. II. Booker, Of Harris county. has Z
variety Of wheat that has been grown by hi
father and himself for thrty-Gye. years and
| during that time, was never known 10 be in
| jurcd by smut. Mr.. Booker also says that his
| wheat is Of the purple straw variety and
| almost rust proof. Mr. BoOkers success in
raising wheat is unsurpassed by any other
farmer in this section Of tie state. He insists
that he can produce more cotton in five years
BY sowing wheat than to plant ali his land in
cotton, besides having his land in better condi-
ton.
From tho C0nycrs, Co, Weekly.
Mr. Stovall W. Christian q young gentle
man twonty-iour years Of age, WHO farms on
Mr.. q. i. Almand's plantation a few miles
below town, has up to date gathered and mar
ketcd seventeen bales Of cotton and has three
or four more in the fields. IN addition this he
made forty bushels OF corn, seyenty-fve bush
els Of oats and thirty-siS bushels Of wheat. All
this was cultivated with ono small Texas pony,
with only five days help by one horse This
Is a splendid record for The young man, and
meritedly give. him the name Of progress
siye and successful young farmer. Who win
now say that farming is not profitable when
backed by industry and enterprise.
Eastman journal A few days since, Mrs.
A. Il. Clayton, living few miles from East
man, heard a noise in cane patch, near the
house, and thinking that the calf had found
its way therein, She started to drive the ami
nal out a sho was leaving the house, Mrs.
Clayton discovered the calf feeding
on tho green off III another direc-
ton, but kept on to the cane. As she ap-
preached largo negro man was seen IN the
patch helping himself, Mrs. Clayton called
to her little son, back Of the dwelling to bring
her the pistol. AT this command of the brave
little woman, the negro mounted the fence and
fed for dear life, Mrs CLAYTON firing five shots
at him as he hastily retreated to the thick
woods. The shots were Of no avail, however,
but showed the coored cane thief that he
would have met with a warm reception had he
tarried longer in the patch
From the Eastman Ga, Journal
Mr.. John II. Giddcns, of this county, tells
quite singular instance which occurred to
him a few mornings since.
MIR. q. arose early, as is his custom, dressed
himself, put on his hat and went out to the
well to draw q bucket of water; returned to
the house and proceeded to make a fire pre-
paratory to getting breakfast While Mr.. G..
was busy al these morning duties he thought
his hat fit him rather closely, but did not give
the matter any further attention. When he
went out, however, to battle his face and
hands, he laid his hat aside and out crawLnd n
venomous looking snake, measuring three feet
in length just how or when his snakeshiD
got into his hat Mr.. Giddens does not know
| but it WAS surely there.
Columbus Sun: The FnQulrer-Sun received
the following from GreenyIllc, Hunt county,
| Texas, yesterday:
| "GIeenyille, Texas, October 19--Enquirer-sun. /
seTnAyOu the treenyic Banner. 1t contaiSs au az
SouLt Of the tragic death Of the slayer Of Lun
Walker b. H. BLANCHARD"
The following is tho notice referred in the
| above;
on Monday about o'clock n young man was
found in one Of the sheds Of the Jefferson Lumber
company. near the East Line in an usansible con-
dltiQn. Near by was found iourounee laudanum
bottle nearly empty ana u was at once surmised
TINT e had taken the deadly drug with suicidal in
tent Officers were notified and Dis Harris aud
Bddsoug attended AIM. They did all IN their rover
but could not revive him. lie fingered in a stupor
till night when he died. In his pockets were found
So in money and letter. written in pcncil aud nd
Dies ID to the Banner with a request 10 publish No
one KIN the young man, but il was learned that he
ucen picking cotton near CuddO Mills, going by
the name of Joe smith, The letter was substdnt ally
follows:
GRrENynLr, Texas, Monday morning September
19.-Gentemen: Win You allow me 10 say "a few
words before / die. / have lived long enough
was born IN Talbot county, Georgia, January l. 1865
| suppose some would like to know why do this
act. viii proceed, have been misrcpresented to
this world hy enemies that would sink if in their
power. ! ana So sorry to say that my own motheT is
/ am now wreck know am doing wrong to
take my own life, Int can be Of any use 10 this
world! cannot. used - have happy home
hut oh, where IS It now also want Ia say that
once killed mNu.. His name was ium Walker but
il wns in seidetonce; although was much TO blame
Eugene Lutirel My mother lived at SpIing Place,
Georgia. also my grandparents, u. C. Kiuuer and s.
NJ kinner l have SAID enough, and hope God
Will have merry on my soul
ErGENE LUrTREL1.
on Thursday morning Esquire W H. Rngsdale
held an inquest IL was learned that the deceased
had bought the four ounces Oflaudanum az Garrett
Il Bros drug store Monday morning Minis, toreth-
erWih the fact that the letter appeared 10 be fresh
ly written leads 20 the belief that the date 10 the
letter was mistake and that the letter was written
on tie day of the suicide. It developed at the
inquest that the deceased had asked two different
persons in GrecnNille, Monday morning, If they
know how much laudanum il would take to KIN a
man. When he bought the druS he was asked by
the clerk u he knew how to use IT, 20 which he re-
Piled that he dill But the clerk had no idea OF his
su Cidal intentions. The deceased was n rather
fo1d looking young man, though roughly clad and
his features showing sigus Of hard usage. Ills re-
mains were buried yesterday by the city authori-
ties.
I'm Euquirer-Sun reporter made diligent in
quiry yesterday among former citizens Of Tai
hot county, but could learn nothing Of the
murder referred to in the above or OF any of
the parties named. The question now is, who
was Lum Walkerr
The Lumpkin Independent tells OF an at
tempt 81 murder which came near proving
fatal 80 Mr. John Glenn, one OF Stewart coun-
tvs prominent young farmers. The particulars
are about Is follows: Mr. Glenn, accompanied
by negro and three OK four white men, had
been 20 Columbus and sold some cotton, and
had just returned and entered his house, when
the negro, vino was about half drunk, came
into the house and told Mr. Glenn that he
wanted three dollars. MIR. Glenn offered him
one and u half dollars, telling him that he had
no more change, but would get some in a few
days. The negro began cursing him and
threatening his lile whom Mr.. Glenn caught
him by the collar and hurled him backward,
telling him 10 leave his house. The negro
then drew u large knife, raised it and made an
attempt % stab Glenn. Mr.. James Patton
and Mr. Harris caught the negro aud succeed
cd in getting the knife from him, when he
drew pistol from his pocket and tried to
shoot hat before he COgld do SO Mr. pntteu